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p.oxy.58.3933 13. Apr. 588Oxyrhynchos

Goldsmith’s Work Contract via HGV-meta

Work contract between a goldsmith and his workman. A one-year labour contract from Oxyrhynchus in which Aurelius Serenos, an illiterate goldsmith's workman, agrees to work for the goldsmith Theodoros for an annual wage of 3 gold solidi, with penalties for leaving early or for dismissal without cause. A later addition acknowledges payment of the full wage in advance. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] † † ὑπατείας τοῦ αὐτοῦ εὐσεβεστάτου ἡμῶν δεσπότου ἔτους πέμπτου, Φαρμοῦθι ιη, ἰνδικτίωνος ϛ. τῷ θαυμασιωτάτῳ Θεοδώρῳ χρυσοχόῳ υἱῷ τοῦ μακαρίου Σερήνου ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως Αὐρήλιος Σερῆνος ἐργάτης τῶν χρυσοχόων υἱὸς τοῦ μακαρίου Ἀπολλῶ[…] ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ ἑκουσίᾳ γνώμῃ καὶ αὐθαιρέτῳ προαιρέσει συντεθεῖσθαί με πρὸς τὴν σὴν θαυμασιότητα ἀπὸ νεομηνίας τοῦ παρελθόντος μηνὸς Θὼθ τῆς παρούσης ἕκτης ἰνδικτίωνος ἐφʼ ᾧτέ με τὴν πᾶσαν χώραν τοῦ ἐργάτου τῶν χρυσοχόων παρʼ αὐτῇ ἀποπληρῶσαι ἀμέμπτως καὶ ἀόκνως καὶ ἀκαταγνώστως καὶ δέξασθαί με παρʼ αὐτῆς λόγῳ μισθοῦ μου τοῦ παντὸς ἐνιαυτοῦ χρυσοῦ νομίσματα τρία ἰδιωτικῷ ζυγῷ, γίνεται χρυσοῦ νομίσματα γ μόνα, καὶ μὴ δύνασθαι με ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ τῆς σῆς θαυμασιότητος καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς χρείας πρὸ τέλους τοῦ εἰρημένου ἐνιαυτοῦ, εἰ δὲ τοῦτο ποιήσω, ἐπὶ τῷ ἐμὲ μηδὲν δέξασθαι παντελῶς ἐκ τοῦ παντός μου μισθοῦ, εἰ δὲ καὶ αὐτὴν ἐκβάλλουσάν με ἄνευ αἰτίας τινός, ἐπὶ τῷ καὶ αὐτὴν ζημιοῦσθαι τὸν πάντα μου μισθόν. ἔδοξεν δὲ καὶ το…τ… …[…]…σεισ…ν μή με ενε… …της ἐργασιον οἱονδήποτε …[…] τῆς ἡμῶν τέχνης, ἐφʼ ᾧ ʼμὲ κατασκευάσαι καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ αὐτὴν δέξασθαι τὸ ἥμισυ …του μέρος μισθόν. κύριον τὸ συνάλλαγμα ἁπλοῦν γραφὲν καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. † Αὐρήλιος Σερῆνος ἐργάτης τῶν χρυσοχόων υἱὸς Ἀπολλῶ ὁ προκείμενος πεποίημαι τοῦτο τὸ συνάλλαγμα ὡς πρόκειται. Ψέειος …[…]…[…]… ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ ἀγραμμάτου ὄντος. † ὁμολογῶ δὲ ἐσχηκέναι παρὰ σοῦ ἐντεῦθεν ἤδη τὸν ἐμὸν μισθὸν εἰς πλῆρες. διι εμυ αναστασιυ ετελιοτηη † [v] † † συνάλλαγμα Σερήνου ἐργάτου τῶν χρυσοχόων υἱοῦ Ἀπολλῶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] † † In the consulship of the same our most pious master, year five, Pharmouthi 18, indiction 6. To the most admirable Theodoros, goldsmith, son of the late Serenos, from this city of the Oxyrhynchites, Aurelius Serenos, workman of the goldsmiths, son of the late Apollos(?), from the same city, greetings. I acknowledge that of my own free will and by my own choice I have made an agreement with your admirableness from the first of the past month of Thoth of the present sixth indiction, on the terms that I fulfil the whole position of workman of the goldsmiths with you blamelessly, tirelessly and without reproach, and that I receive from you as my wage for the whole year 3 gold solidi by private standard, total 3 gold solidi only; and that I may not leave your admirableness or the same service before the end of the said year, and if I do this, that I receive nothing at all of my whole wage; and if you yourself dismiss me without any cause, that you too be penalized by my whole wage. It was also agreed that […] not […] any work whatever […] of our craft, on condition that I make it and that you receive half […] share as wage. The contract, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. † I, Aurelius Serenos, workman of the goldsmiths, son of Apollos, the aforesaid, have made this contract as stated above. I, Pseeios […], wrote on his behalf since he is illiterate. † And I acknowledge that I have already received from you herewith my wage in full. Through me, Anastasios, completed. † [verso] † † Contract of Serenos, workman of the goldsmiths, son of Apollos, from the city of the Oxyrhynchites.

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